What is U Drive Electric?

The second round of U Drive Electric has closed, thank you!

In 2015, the U Drive Electric pilot program helped 76 community members make the switch to electric vehicles in just six weeks. Round two of U Drive Electric offered more vehicles and dealers, and teamed up with Salt Lake City to offer a great opportunity to an even larger community. Anyone who lived or worked in Salt Lake City was eligible to participate in the second round of U Drive Electric. In addition, members of the U Campus Community, including faculty, staff, students, alumni, and campus guests were also eligible to participate.

Why drive an electric vehicle? Maybe you want to save money on fuel and maintenance costs, enjoy the high torque acceleration of an electric engine, or access up to $9,000 in state and federal tax credits. In addition to these great reasons, driving an electric vehicle has huge benefits for air quality. When compared to traditional gasoline vehicles, electric vehicles drastically reduce the amount of criteria air pollutants associated with your driving. Criteria air pollutants are responsible for the poor air quality on winter and summer inversion days. Approximately 48% of the criteria air pollutants along the Wasatch Front come from mobile sources (cars and trucks). This means you can take proactive steps towards cleaning up our air by replacing your gasoline vehicle with an EV.

Disclaimer: Community electric vehicle projects will be open to all eligible, interested individuals in the project area. All contracts and financial negotiations and obligations will be between the dealership(s) and the customer. Utah Clean Energy is not responsible for any compensation or financial obligations as a result of this initiative.

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Program Sponsors: Program Support: Disclaimer: Community electric vehicle projects will be open to all eligible, interested individuals in the project area. All contracts and financial negotiations and obligations will be between the dealership(s) and the customer. Utah Clean Energy is not responsible for any compensation or financial obligations as a result of this initiative.